To:HIS SISTER ANNA

Written:Written February 17 or 18, 1909Published:First published in 1930 in the journalProletarskaya RevolyutsiyaNo. 1.

      Sent from Paris to Moscow.

      Printed from the original.Source:Lenin
	  Collected Works,

      Progress Publishers,1977,

      Moscow,Volume 37,

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DearAnyuta,

Iam sending the corrections to the proofs I received
today. I have received: (a) page proofs for pages 97–112; ((})
galley proofs 81–97 (pp. 302–364 of the manuscript), not
made up.

Butbetween the first and the second there is something
missing; the made-up pages end at page 274 of the
manuscript (there are also pp. 274a, 274e) and the galleys begin
at page 302.This means that about 27 pages of the
manuscript have been left out! Does this not mean that a whole
signature is missing? Could it have fallen out of the parcel?
Or perhaps they forgot to send it or give it to you from the
printer’s?Pleasesend me the proofs of the missing pages
(pp. 274–302 of the MS) and, under all circumstances, take
steps to ensure that they are not left out when the book
is made up and printed. The missing part ismostimportant
for me and for my book.

Hereis a description of the omission that is more accurate,
according to the manuscript. The last words of the last
made-up page, number 112, are “These active forces must”. In
the manuscript this will be page 274, or 274a or 274b. The gap
comes after these words. The missing part is from page
274a to page 302, to the words “Let us continue the
quotation from Bazarov” inclusive, that is, to the third line
from the top inclusive. That is the exact size of the
gap.[3]

Thereis one other mistake, or rather not a mistake but
something in the galleys that may lead to a mistake when
they are made up into pages;seventeenlines from the bottomof galley No. 88, beginning from “rejieii” (page 14
of the 4th German edition), etc. (page 338 of the
manuscript) must be transferredto the footof galleyNo. 89.

Inother words the words. “Religious experience” (line
18 from the bottom of galley No. 88, line 6 from the top of
page 334 of the manuscript) are followed by “reneM” (p. 14,
etc.), i.e., page 338, line 7 from the top. This must be watched
carefully to make sure that there is no mistake when
the pages are made up.

Pleasegive the last proofs (and your correspondence
with me) to someonewho knows languagesand pay him. Let
Mitya takeone hundred rubles, go to the “writer” andhire[1]either the writer himself, or somebody he recommends for
the work, to read the final proofs and get in touch with
me. Thismustbe done because you now have no time for
proofs,of course, and will only worry yourself to death.Will you please do as I ask immediately.

YesterdayI wrote to you and Manyasha did, too. Give
Mother many kisses. “Un peu mieux” is very
indefinite....[4]Write.

Allthe best,Yours,V. U.

P.S.Please send me the partthat already has been printedimmediately; I will make a list of the misprints. This is very
important because we shall be able to correct some things
even after the book has been
printed.[2]

[1]Itwill take two or three hours.—Lenin

[2]Therefollows, in the original, a list of the misprints.—Ed.

[3]Thepages mentioned were missing in the galley proofs but were
later received by Lenin when he read the page proofs (see Letter
No. 180).

[4]Thisrefers to Anna Ulyanova-Yelizarova’s reply to Lenin’s
telegram inquiring after his mother’s health.

Unpeu mieux—a little better.